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News & Highlights
April 30, 2024

Betsy Colburn, Harvard Forest Associate, Receives Career Award for Distinguished Service

Image shows Betsy Colburn (facing camera) describing field conditions to a group of participants.

The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) has presented Harvard Forest Associate Dr. Betsy Colburn with their 2024 Career Award for Distinguished Service.

As an aquatic ecologist with a holistic lens, Betsy has provided pivotal insight into the hydrological aspects of research conducted at Harvard Forest, whose experts often focus more on terrestrial and organismic research questions. Betsy also

April 30, 2024

Causes & Consequences of Tree Mortality from Invasive Insects: Dissertation by Audrey Barker Plotkin

Image shows Barker Plotkin speaking in 2015 at Harvard Forest. By Jenny Hobson.

We know that many tree species in the region are threatened by invasive insects, but why these trees die – and what happens next in the forest – has often remained unclear. Harvard Forest Senior Scientist and Site Manager Audrey Barker Plotkin examined these questions in her doctoral dissertation presentation on April 3 at UMass Amherst’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

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April 24, 2024

Research Spotlight: Hurricanes Threaten Estimates of Forest Carbon Storage Capacity

Image shows a black and white photo of Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila. Photo by Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila and edited by Emily Johnson.

As policymakers throughout New England consider strategies to mitigate carbon emissions, carbon offset programs have become increasingly prevalent. A nature-based solution that allows participants to pay for the continued storage and sequestration of carbon through the preservation of trees, carbon offset programs are subject to agreements that ensure enrolled land will remain forested. Within this relatively new market, however, the

April 19, 2024

Bullard Spotlight: Nipmuc Rematriation with Sonksq Cheryll Toney Holley

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With a 4,000-acre campus located on ancestral Nipmuc land1, Harvard Forest was humbled to receive a Bullard Fellowship application from Cheryll Toney Holley, the sonksq (female leader) of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band2. A respected historian, genealogist, and author, Toney Holley co-founded the Nipmuc Indian Development Corporation to assist in the revitalization of the Nipmuc community.

April 11, 2024

Harvard Forest Fellow Ahmed Siddig Selected to Serve on IPBES Task Force

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This winter, Harvard Forest Bullard Fellow Ahmed Siddig has been chosen as an Expert to serve on the prestigious Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Ahmed will serve on the task force on capacity-building, providing advice to the IPBES Plenary on strengthening the science-policy interface for

April 5, 2024

Open House April 27: Celebrate Earth Day With Us!

Image shows a banner with text (Harvard Forest OPEN HOUSE) and a background photo of a field tour.

Harvard Forest welcomes you to an Open House on Saturday, April 27 from 1-4pm. Join us for lawn games, guided tours, art activities, and a tree planting in honor of Earth Day. This free event is open to all ages; RSVP is not required. Contact HF-edu@fas.harvard.edu with questions. 

See flyer below for more information. If you'd like directions to

Explore Our Work

IN THE WOODS

Focus on Phenology
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/phenology

LONG-TERM STUDIES

85 Acres, 116,000 Trees
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/mega-plot

STUDENT PROGRAMS

Winter Opportunities for Harvard Students
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/undergraduate-students

CONSERVATION SCIENCE

Envisioning the Future Landscape
https://harvardforest-prod.ats.cloud.huit.harvard.edu/policy-land-use

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Jobs & Fellowships Open Now
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/employment

Wildlife Cam

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Wildlife Trail Cameras at Harvard Forest - February 2016
Wildlife Montage - February 2016
Young Moose Browsing
Moose Browsing
Raccoon
Raccoon at Night
Turkeys with young grazing
Turkey with Young Grazing
Deer Browsing
Deer Browsing
Wildlife Trail Cameras at Harvard Forest - Feb/March 2016
Wildlife Trail Cameras at Harvard Forest - Feb/March 2016

Webcams

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EMS Tower 2
EMS Tower 2
Harvard Farm North
Harvard Farm North
Barn Tower 2
Barn Tower 2
Hemlock Tower NE
Hemlock Tower NE
Harvard Farm South
Harvard Farm South
Below Canopy
Below Canopy
Neon Top of Tower
Neon Top of Tower
NEON Bottom of Tower
NEON Bottom of Tower
Hemlock Tower SW
Hemlock Tower SW
Witness Tree
Witness Tree
EMS Tower
EMS Tower
Barn Tower
Barn Tower

Real Time Data

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4. Precipitation
4. Precipitation
3. Wind Speed
3. Wind Speed
1. Temperature & Humidity
1. Temperature & Humidity
5. Stream Discharge
5. Stream Discharge
8. Snowpack
8. Snowpack
2. Radiation
2. Radiation
7. Water Temperature
7. Water Temperature
6. Wetland Water Level
6. Wetland Water Level

Events at Harvard Forest

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Spring Seminar Series

Future Events

Initiatives & Partner Organizations

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